Rock Hard to stop selling cement

[VexXx Dogg]

for sure
when mittal closed down it was a big loss for ttec

300MW IIRC.

But wrt to Rock Hard Trinis want to be a nation of cheaper import/distribution just like with everything else. Eventually they will realize those imports need to be paid for by money bought in from the productive sectors.

Unless of course, we run a national SouSou and multiply our forex by 7. Preeze for Minister of Finance. GRATE IS THE DSS

[hover11]

The only man to outsmart the people and government at the same time

for sure
when mittal closed down it was a big loss for ttec

300MW IIRC.

But wrt to Rock Hard Trinis want to be a nation of cheaper import/distribution just like with everything else. Eventually they will realize those imports need to be paid for by money bought in from the productive sectors.

Unless of course, we run a national SouSou and multiply our forex by 7. Preeze for Minister of Finance. GRATE IS THE DSS

[sMASH]

Wasn't TCL going into importing the bulk and repackaging here?

[eliteauto]

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[gastly369]

And is that....

[Dizzy28]

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RHC SPOTTED ON THE MOVE IN GUYANA! Work with the very best. Choose the right cement for YOUR building needs. Rock Hard Cement - Build Stronger.

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Given that Guyana is part of CARICOM which has domestic cement manufacturing the CET should also apply there. In 2020 the CET stood at 35% for cement imports in CARICOM.

[The_Honourable]

Well pnm can't do business so if moving to Guyana makes RHC successful, go for it.

[K74T]

Rock Hard FTW

[teems1]

Well pnm can't do business so if moving to Guyana makes RHC successful, go for it.

That's not how it works.

RHC product is imported from Turkey, who manufacture on a massive scale. Think orders of magnitude bigger than TCL could imagine.

They will always be able to manufacture at a cheaper cost, and even including shipping to Trinidad is a lower price.

However TCL is an important part of the local economy. Think about how many are employed, the forex they generate also the MGW usage. Even more importantly is that they run at a profit, unlike Petrotrin, ISPAT etc.

If that industry were to be affected, it would have repercussions throughout the economy.

Countries around the world do this all the time to protect local businesses from being swallowed up by international behemoths.

[Dizzy28]

Well pnm can't do business so if moving to Guyana makes RHC successful, go for it.

That's not how it works.

RHC product is imported from Turkey, who manufacture on a massive scale. Think orders of magnitude bigger than TCL could imagine.

They will always be able to manufacture at a cheaper cost, and even including shipping to Trinidad is a lower price.

However TCL is an important part of the local economy. Think about how many are employed, the forex they generate also the MGW usage. Even more importantly is that they run at a profit, unlike Petrotrin, ISPAT etc.

If that industry were to be affected, it would have repercussions throughout the economy.

Countries around the world do this all the time to protect local businesses from being swallowed up by international behemoths.

The level of binary thinking on the forum is frightening.
Everything is black or white

Fack RHC. Import distribution companies get no sympathy from me especially if they do not have any export generating arm.

[Redress10]

If TCL soo profitable and a forex earner then maybe they should focus strictly on exporting and earning that forex and let Rh import for domestic use that is cheaper for locals?

[Dizzy28]

If TCL soo profitable and a forex earner then maybe they should focus strictly on exporting and earning that forex and let Rh import for domestic use that is cheaper for locals?

Why should RHC who earns no Forex get an already short resource though?
Their model is solely dependent on utilizing something they do not earn.

[Redress10]

If TCL soo profitable and a forex earner then maybe they should focus strictly on exporting and earning that forex and let Rh import for domestic use that is cheaper for locals?

Why should RHC who earns no Forex get an already short resource though?
Their model is solely dependent on utilizing something they do not earn.

So the solution is that trinis build their homes with mud and cow dung because they can't afford locally made cement? Why is it that vehicle importers have unlimited access to forex but somehow you vex that RH getting a lil forex to bring in cement at a cheaper price than the local producer? If that is the case then no importer who doesn't export should receive forex. With that I can agree.

[Dizzy28]

If TCL soo profitable and a forex earner then maybe they should focus strictly on exporting and earning that forex and let Rh import for domestic use that is cheaper for locals?

Why should RHC who earns no Forex get an already short resource though?
Their model is solely dependent on utilizing something they do not earn.

So the solution is that trinis build their homes with mud and cow dung because they can't afford locally made cement? Why is it that vehicle importers have unlimited access to forex but somehow you vex that RH getting a lil forex to bring in cement at a cheaper price than the local producer? If that is the case then no importer who doesn't export should receive forex. With that I can agree.

How US$ is allocated to dealers/importers etc. is beyond my knowledge but overall what is happening shows precisely why the managed float is not economically prudent as it does not address true market conditions. It is quite possible that by GORTT propping the rate which helps the poor the rich benefit disproportionately.

[Redress10]

The reality is that local production doesn't seem to benefit the local population yet is touted as important because of local jobs etc. To the ppl of this country day by day it seems like it have less to work with. It may make more sense to import the cheaper cement for domestic use and export the majority of the local cement if it is fetching a higher price.

At the end of the day ppl need ro build their homes to live and flourish. They rather ppl build no homes because they cant afford local cement or build homes with imported cement and then contribute to the economy in other ways to offset that forex lost. Sometimes there is a need for compromise.

[zoom rader]

The reality is that local production doesn't seem to benefit the local population yet is touted as important because of local jobs etc. To the ppl of this country day by day it seems like it have less to work with. It may make more sense to import the cheaper cement for domestic use and export the majority of the local cement if it is fetching a higher price.

At the end of the day ppl need ro build their homes to live and flourish. They rather ppl build no homes because they cant afford local cement or build homes with imported cement and then contribute to the economy in other ways to offset that forex lost. Sometimes there is a need for compromise.

This is what the world coffee and chocolate producers do.

[Redress10]

The reality is that local production doesn't seem to benefit the local population yet is touted as important because of local jobs etc. To the ppl of this country day by day it seems like it have less to work with. It may make more sense to import the cheaper cement for domestic use and export the majority of the local cement if it is fetching a higher price.

At the end of the day ppl need ro build their homes to live and flourish. They rather ppl build no homes because they cant afford local cement or build homes with imported cement and then contribute to the economy in other ways to offset that forex lost. Sometimes there is a need for compromise.

This is what the world coffee and chocolate producers do.

Shhhhhh don't tell ppl like Habit and them this.

[timelapse]

They fail to realize
Before they criticize
To legalize
And I man will advertize.

Forex solution

[daring dragoon]

Trinidad Cement Ltd (TCL) this morning announced an ex-factory increase of approximately 15 per cent in the price of the commodity.

The price increase becomes effective on December 20, which is next week Monday.

In a message to its “valued clients,” TCL said: “We have been absorbing rising input costs for a long time and are now unable to continue to maintain our prices.

“The main attributing cost factors are natural gas, imported spares ad other raw materials that go into the manufacturing the highest quality cement brands, which you represent.

IT GOOD!!! get rid of competition and raise the price. property tax and double and triple building material prices in the hardware. great is the pee on em and vomit is green.

[shake d livin wake d dead]

Looks like rockhard might be in the mix soon.

[bluefete]

Looks like rockhard might be in the mix soon.

If it happens, that will be one of the best things the UNC could do.

Mexican monopoly owned TCL: digging out our eyes for too long.

[K74T]

Looks like rockhard might be in the mix soon.

Yup they back in the game. Shipment came in last night.

[pugboy]

saw their trucks running this morning
a LOT of trucks

[sMASH]

Jah bless unc

[pugboy]

will help kickstart construction sectors and jobs

[shake d livin wake d dead]

Port was busy this morning...

[Dizzy28]

saw their trucks running this morning
a LOT of trucks

Yea ...had to do some grads pickup this morning at around 1am and was out the road and it was one set of flatbeds with the huge white sacks with the Rockhard logo on it moving east bound of of PoS.

[sMASH]

Pic making the rounds

[pugboy]

so what price they coming in at ?
guessing a couple dollars less than tcl

[shake d livin wake d dead]

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